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Agriculture · Q958

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 958

Q958

Star Link is most loosely related with which of the following terms?

A.
Cry9
Answer
B.
Cry1
C.
Glyphosate
D.
GUS

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Star Link is most loosely related to Cry9.
StarLink is a brand of genetically modified maize containing two modifications a gene for resistance to glufosinate and a variant of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) protein called Cry9C.
Cry9C had not been used in a GM crop before StarLink, causing heightened regulatory scrutiny.